What in interesting use of free will
Was that actually in the show? I don’t remember that one.
Don’t think so. It’s a Nigerian expression.
There are some good ones:
Unlike the stomach, the brain does not tell when it’s empty
I swear I remember pausing it to go “did he really just say that?!” But rewatching the pictured scene in S2E19 he’s speaking with Aang who would not be a worthy recipient of such a burn, and he doesn’t say such a thing to Zuko in that episode
Faster than wisdom. Ha! Gotta remember that.
Shakespeare had a banger.
“I was going to challenge you to a battle of wits but I see you are unarmed.”
I also like.
“I could agree with you but then we’d both be wrong.”
“I could agree with you, but then we’d both be wrong.”
A former co-worker got me with this one many years ago. I laughed out loud. I’ve never forgotten it.
Got in a literal fistfight in middle school using that first one. Pretty sure they didn’t understand it, and lashed out from ignorance.
A duel with fists is still a duel
Did you win?
Not technically, but they got expelled for it, so yes.
I have a cup with the last line on it
Every moment I spend with you is better than the next.
Bravo, that one took the most thought to figure out it was backhanded.
Really got me till the third thought xd
You’re really at the top of the bell curve!
Your intelligence is at least on the top 95% of people.
This took actually long to kick LMAO
me too, but mainly due to “on” rather than “in”.
…I’d also replace “at least” with “possibly”.
probably
so average? is that an insult
It sounds like you’re calling them intelligent when you’re really saying they’re nothing special.
For about half the people, yea.
more than a half, becasue those not in the half like to think that they are in the half
Good point, but now I’m confused about were I am on the curve.
Yes
You represent the 5th percentile really well!
You are hard to underestimate.
“See you soon!”
“Not if I see you first”
That one took me decades to understand, after someone explained it.
There’s something to explain? I must be missing something. What’s the explanation, please?
The implication is that if you see them before they see you, you’ll make sure to avoid them.
Ohhhhh! 😂 I had, in all my years, never realized it was so cheeky.
Thank you! (Me => xkcd’s 1/10,000 today)
To be fair I think that a lot of people also just say it the way you were understanding it, without intending hidden burn meaning…
Yeah before it was explained it to me, I always thought it was meaningless banter.
I literally dropped my jaw and smacked myself on my forehead, not kidding. I’ve also heard it before but never realized haha
I’m going to use this, and the other insults here on some “friends”, that earned my ire.
If person 2 sees p1, they will avoid p1
“That’s a surprisingly confident take.”
“I love your confidence”
Reminds me of “bless your heart”.
Colbert at Bush’s correspondence dinner:
The greatest thing about about this man is that he’s steady, you know where he stands. He believes the same thing on Wednesday that he did on Monday… no matter what happened on Tuesday.
A burn so severe, so long-lasting, that he no longer has to pay to heat his home.
You are a testament to the quality of the educational system.
Not directly related, but I’ve always liked the comeback
I’ve been called worse by better people
Almost every British insult is like this.
- I admire your courage in wearing that!
- Your personality is unique.
- I’m genuinely impressed by your unconventional approach to social intercourse.
- Your hair is magnificent, does it grow everywhere like that?
- You have such a tremendous, characterful appearance. Ever thought about a career in radio?
- You’re really very special, aren’t you?
Best one is to respond to something they say with “Oh that’s quite interesting” in the flatest tone possible, then move the conversation on to a different topic or exit.
Works particularly well on Americans because in American English “quite” is an amplifier modifier but their brain will be confused by the flat (not sarcastic) tone.
Those are cold 😂
This one’s not so brainy, but considering the character it was addressed to it was enough - that being one of my favorite lines from the show Firefly: “Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle.”
You cured my impostor syndrome, thank you.
Your ratio of words to significance is extremely high
